Organics Management

What Organics Management does

Organics Management Holdings, Inc. is a privately held Florida-incorporated holding company that operates a vertically integrated family of four wholly-owned subsidiaries focused on organics recycling and soil product manufacturing. The company diverts food waste and yard/landscape waste streams through CompostUSA, which runs three composting sites spanning more than 100 acres and has transformed millions of tons of organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. Its operations target commercial and municipal clients for contract recycling, professional growers for custom soil blends and potting media (via Southeast Soils), and downstream end-markets including new construction, lawn and landscape, athletic fields, agriculture, and golf courses for branded products distributed through LifeSoils.

The company's proprietary technology centers on compost biotechnology developed by its research subsidiary Harvest Quest, which conducts academic trials, root stimulation research, and nematode suppression work in partnership with leading research institutions. Its flagship product line, COMAND, is a proprietary compost-based product marketed across multiple end-use segments and is sold alongside mulch, soil blends, pine bark, and bulk materials. The business operates a circular-economy model in which Harvest Quest develops the underlying science, CompostUSA handles waste processing and composting at scale, Southeast Soils manufactures made-to-order soil blends and retail bagged products, and LifeSoils brings finished products to market via enterprise sales, retail bagging, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: service-based contract recycling (organic waste processing for businesses and municipalities) and product sales (compost, soil blends, COMAND products, and bulk materials). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with customer acquisition driven primarily through the corporate website and four subsidiary brand websites, supplemented by direct phone and contact-form inquiries. The company is concentrated in the Southeast US market, with no disclosed revenue figures, funding rounds, or institutional ownership, and operates with a lean 9-employee corporate team atop a substantially larger physical operations footprint.

Name

Organics Management

Legal name

Organics Management Holdings, Inc.

Website

https://organicsmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Organics Management Holdings is a Florida-based, vertically integrated holding company operating four subsidiaries that divert organic waste into compost and sell COMAND-branded soil products to construction, agriculture, landscaping, athletics, golf, retail, and municipal customers across the Southeast US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Waste Recycling and Compost Products

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics End-Market Services (Land Application, Soil Restoration, Erosion Control) (BPALAEAL), Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO)

Keywords

• Organic waste recycling
• Compost manufacturing
• Custom soil blending
• Waste diversion services
• Potting media production

Headquarters

HQ city

Winter Garden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Organic Waste Processing and Recycling Services: Contract recycling solutions for organic waste streams including food waste and yard/landscape waste. Services include high-capacity composting, quality testing, and screening and finishing at three sites on more than 100 acres.
2. Compost and Soil Product Sales: Sale of nutrient-rich biologically active compost, potting media, soil blends, pine bark, and bulk materials. Products sold through retail bagging operations and custom blending services for professional growers.
3. COMAND Products: Proprietary compost-based products marketed under the COMAND brand through LifeSoils subsidiary. Sold to new construction, lawn and landscape, athletic fields, agriculture, golf courses, and retail markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Organics Management is a holding company that operates a vertically integrated family of companies delivering organic waste recycling services and finished compost and soil products. Through its subsidiaries, the company diverts food and yard waste streams into high-capacity composting operations across 100+ acres, then converts the output into nutrient-rich compost, custom soil blends, potting media, and proprietary COMAND products sold to professional growers, agriculture, landscaping, construction, golf courses, athletic fields, and retail consumers.

Product overview

Organics Management is a unified family of companies specializing in organics recycling and sustainable waste solutions. The portfolio consists of four distinct subsidiaries: Harvest Quest (biotechnology research and innovation), CompostUSA (large-scale composting operations across three sites on 100+ acres), Southeast Soils (custom soil blends and potting media manufacturing), and LifeSoils (finished product distribution including COMAND, mulch, and soil blends). The companies operate in a circular economy model where Harvest Quest develops the science, CompostUSA handles waste processing, Southeast Soils manufactures growing media, and LifeSoils brings products to market for applications in agriculture, construction, landscaping, athletics, and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harvest Quest Compost Biotechnology Research Compost biotechnology research services reinventing the composting process through cutting-edge biological research, academic trials, root stimulation, and nematode suppression methods, performed in partnership with leading research institutions. Targeted at internal product innovation and academic/industry performance validation.
• CompostUSA Organic Waste Recycling Services Contract-based organic waste recycling at three sites on more than 100 acres, transforming food waste and yard/landscape waste into nutrient-rich compost. Services include high-capacity composting, quality testing, and screening and finishing. Targeted at municipalities, commercial waste generators, and bulk compost buyers.
• Southeast Soils Custom Soil Blends and Potting Media Made-to-order soil blends, potting media, pine bark, bulk materials, retail bagging, custom blending, and precision growing mixes combining decades of industry experience with cutting-edge technology. Targeted at professional growers and retail bagging customers.
• LifeSoils Finished Product Distribution Distribution of COMAND proprietary products, mulch, soil blends, and other finished compost products through direct-to-consumer e-commerce at lifesoils.com and partner retail channels. Serves markets including new construction, lawn and landscape, athletic fields, agriculture, golf courses, and retail consumers.
• COMAND Compost-Based Products Proprietary compost-based products marketed through the LifeSoils subsidiary, used across multiple market segments including new construction soil amendment, lawn and landscape, athletic fields, agriculture, golf courses, and retail solutions. Targets both professional buyers and retail consumers.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Recology: Employee-owned West Coast waste and composting company operating commercial organics recycling and producing compost products including the Cedar Grove brand. Comparable in finished compost manufacturing and multi-segment distribution.
• Republic Services: One of the largest US solid waste and recycling companies with organics processing capabilities including composting at multiple sites. A broad incumbent with overlap on commercial organics recycling and finished compost/soil product sales.
• Waste Management Inc. National waste and environmental services leader operating organics processing facilities and producing compost and soil products under its Organics Solutions line. Competes with CompostUSA on contract recycling and with LifeSoils on finished product distribution.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional solid waste and recycling hauler in the Northeast US with a dedicated organics recycling division (Casella Organics) that produces compost, soil blends, and offers organics diversion services — directly overlapping with CompostUSA and LifeSoils, but at a larger multi-state scale.

Direct peers

• Denali Water Solutions: Specialist in organic residuals recycling including food waste and wastewater residuals, producing compost, soil blends, and custom growing media for agricultural and professional markets — closely matches the vertical integration profile of Organics Management.
• Atlas Organics: Commercial organics recycling and compost producer operating multiple facilities across the US, supplying finished compost products to agricultural, landscaping, and retail customers — comparable in operating model and end markets to Organics Management.
• Synagro Technologies: Specialist in organic waste management including biosolids and food waste recycling, producing compost and soil amendments for agricultural and landscaping end markets. Closely comparable business model to CompostUSA's contract recycling and finished product sales.
• Nature's Way Environmental Services: Florida-based commercial composting and organic waste recycling operator serving municipalities and businesses in the same Southeast geography as Organics Management, with comparable contract recycling services and finished compost production.

Emerging players

• Veteran Compost: Mid-Atlantic commercial composting and organic recycling operator producing bagged compost and soil blends for retail and landscaping markets. Comparable in offering retail compost products and contract recycling services at regional scale.
• Bootstrap Compost: Smaller-scale commercial and residential food waste collection and composting operator with retail bagged compost product line. Comparable as a vertically integrated organic recycling-to-product business, though smaller in scale and footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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